The Alhambra palace complex is situated above the town of Granada, on theower slopes of the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. Islamic Spain wasargely reconquered by the Christians in 1212, but Ibn Nasr, the founder ofhe Muslim Nasrid dynasty, held onto a small area of southern Spain and choseranada as his capital. He mapped out the foundations of a new citadel knowns the "Alhambra".;In this work, Michael Jacobs takes a look at this magicalalace-fortress and the mythology that has grown up around it. The heart ofhe book is a tour of the palace and the adjoining gardens. The final chapterssesses the literature, art and architecture inspired by this legendarylace.